Bidyadanga applies for liquor ban at community

WA's largest Aboriginal community is applying to have the state's toughest alcohol restrictions introduced.

The council at Bidyadanga, 200 kilometres south of Broome, has voted to apply for a Section 175 liquor restriction.

The ban will make it illegal to possess or consume alcohol in the community.

Community CEO Peter Yip says the move has the full support of the community.

"We do have a problem here with alcohol and the only way we can really reduce that is by having the Section 175," he said.

"You find that in most communities where you've got by-laws; alcohol consumption and crime, and people bashing each other, has dropped considerably."

Mr Yip says it may take up to a year for the laws to come into effect.

"Our lawyer has been informed and he's going to do a letter for us on our behalf to the minister, and then we'll get support from various agencies and off it goes so it's definitely going ahead," he said.